No, he died too quickly, and there was unlikely to be enough paracetamol to kill him. Death by paracetamol poisoning is very slow indeed. He almost certainly choked on what he was trying to conceal.

What a clown he was, to try to hide such an innocuous package, though he may have thought it was something else, having been stiffed by his supplier. And who is stupid enough to shove something wrapped in plastic down their throat? It invites suffocation.

(Original post by Good bloke)
Violent altercations that are outside the law and that result in death are pretty brutal. I can see no evidence that the officer acted outside the law or a reasonable attempt to apprehend and then help a person who was violently resisting arrest.

Well to clarify, I'm not claiming it to be an act of brutality. I actually believe that that officer had good intentions but it is obviously important to determine how the young man died, so someone has to be blamed.

(Original post by Good bloke)
Well, it is now looking as if he shoved a plastic wrapped cache of pills down his throat. Why should the policeman be blamed if he tried to get it out, even if he did accidentally shove it further in?

(Original post by cherryred90s)
Because in that case, the officer caused his death.

Don't be silly. The cause would be putting such a stupid and dangerous package down your throat, not a panicked attempt by an untrained person to save him. By your logic paramedics must kill people every day. Why are they all still in their jobs?

I know you claim to be open minded, but you have to justify that by being reasonable in your claims. Such a life-saving attempt (by an untrained person in a panic situation) would never result in prosecution.

(Original post by Good bloke)
Don't be silly. The cause would be putting such a stupid and dangerous package down your throat, not a panicked attempt by an untrained person to save him. By your logic paramedics must kill people every day. Why are they all still in their jobs?

I know you claim to be open minded, but you have to justify that by being reasonable in your claims. Such a life-saving attempt (by an untrained person in a panic situation) would never result in prosecution.

I am being reasonable.
Maybe it wouldn't result in prosecution, but at least we'd know the definite cause of death instead of speculating.

Let's say an officer suspected that a man was in possession a gun, so he pursued him and threw him to the floor to try and remove the gun, however, the suspect is not cooperating and is resisting. During the resist, the officer accidentally pulls the trigger, killing the suspect instantly. Who would be responsible for the death?

(Original post by cherryred90s)
I am being reasonable.
Maybe it wouldn't result in prosecution, but at least we'd know the definite cause of death instead of speculating.

Let's say an officer suspected that a man was in possession a gun, so he pursued him and threw him to the floor to try and remove the gun, however, the suspect is not cooperating and is resisting. During the resist, the officer accidentally pulls the trigger, killing the suspect instantly. Who would be responsible for the death?

(Original post by cherryred90s)
During the resist, the officer accidentally pulls the trigger, killing the suspect instantly. Who would be responsible for the death?

The man resisting arrest. The officer would not be blamed by any reasonable person. Someone resisting arrest wilfully incurs the risk of death or injury that may happen to him in the reasonable process of arresting him, and additionally incurs the blame for any injuries that occur to the officer or an outsider.